Mooring line chafe

[Don Sargeant]

I've read in Soundings (and other places) about using polyester lines to connect to the nylon mooring tackle. The poly runs through the chocks to the cleats and is more chafe resistant than nylon. But what kind of polyester? Dacron? And what size to marry to 3/4" nylon?
Thanks for your help.
Don Sargeant
~~COQUINA~~
CD25D # 189
Prepping for fall weather in Greenwich Cove



Oh-buoy@att.net

[len]

don

i rely on leather chafing gear sewn on to nylon lines

len



md.frel@nwh.org

[John R.]

Just use a couple layers of fire hose. Go to the fire department or a fire service supplier and ask for some old hose and cut it to whatever lengths you need. you can also slip one length inside another to double or even triple the thickness. Use a soldering iron to burn small holes through the ends to attach securement lines.

don

i rely on leather chafing gear sewn on to nylon lines

len

[Ken Coit]

The rationale for using a polyester line through the chocks is that there will less stretch across the chock and less rubbing which will heat up and weaken the line. If you use chafing gear and fasten it such that it can move with the line as it stretches, then the rubbing is abosorbed by the chafing gear rather than the line, whether it is nylon or dacron.

We have had good luck with pipe insulation as chafing gear, but firehose is probably better.

Keep on sailing,

Ken Coit, ND7N
CD/14 #538
CD/36 #84 Parfait
Hailing Port: Raleigh, NC
Sailing from: Beaufort, NC

I've read in Soundings (and other places) about using polyester lines to connect to the nylon mooring tackle. The poly runs through the chocks to the cleats and is more chafe resistant than nylon. But what kind of polyester? Dacron? And what size to marry to 3/4" nylon?
Thanks for your help.
Don Sargeant
~~COQUINA~~
CD25D # 189
Prepping for fall weather in Greenwich Cove

parfaitNOSPAM@nc.rr.cm

[Mario]

Ken--

What kind of pipe insulation are you referring to?

Thanks--
Mario

We have had good luck with pipe insulation as chafing gear, but firehose is probably better.

Keep on sailing,

Ken Coit, ND7N
CD/14 #538
CD/36 #84 Parfait
Hailing Port: Raleigh, NC
Sailing from: Beaufort, NC

I've read in Soundings (and other places) about using polyester lines to connect to the nylon mooring tackle. The poly runs through the chocks to the cleats and is more chafe resistant than nylon. But what kind of polyester? Dacron? And what size to marry to 3/4" nylon?
Thanks for your help.
Don Sargeant
~~COQUINA~~
CD25D # 189
Prepping for fall weather in Greenwich Cove

capedory252NOSPAM@aol.com

[Ken Coit]

Mario,

I use something similar to the photo above. It is sold at Lowes and Home Depot for peanuts and it can be taped to the line with duct tape. Home Depot sells 6 ft. lengths for $1.79; it is easily cut and comes in a variety of internal diameters.

I should say that I am looking into a source of fire hose, but we have survived nearly three years without it.


Keep on sailing,

Ken Coit, ND7N
CD/14 #538
CD/36 #84 Parfait
Hailing Port: Raleigh, NC
Sailing from: Beaufort, NC

Ken--

What kind of pipe insulation are you referring to?

Thanks--
Mario

We have had good luck with pipe insulation as chafing gear, but firehose is probably better.

Keep on sailing,

Ken Coit, ND7N
CD/14 #538
CD/36 #84 Parfait
Hailing Port: Raleigh, NC
Sailing from: Beaufort, NC

I've read in Soundings (and other places) about using polyester lines to connect to the nylon mooring tackle. The poly runs through the chocks to the cleats and is more chafe resistant than nylon. But what kind of polyester? Dacron? And what size to marry to 3/4" nylon?
Thanks for your help.
Don Sargeant
~~COQUINA~~
CD25D # 189
Prepping for fall weather in Greenwich Cove

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parfaitNOSPAM@nc.rr.com

[Tom]

I think I've still got a piece of fire hose buried in the garage somewhere. How much do you need? If I can find it, I'll whack you off a piece. No charge. It's four inch or six inch though. Pretty big to fit through chocks. I thought of it for the gunwhales of my dinghy.

Mario,

I use something similar to the photo above. It is sold at Lowes and Home Depot for peanuts and it can be taped to the line with duct tape. Home Depot sells 6 ft. lengths for $1.79; it is easily cut and comes in a variety of internal diameters.

I should say that I am looking into a source of fire hose, but we have survived nearly three years without it.


Keep on sailing,

Ken Coit, ND7N
CD/14 #538
CD/36 #84 Parfait
Hailing Port: Raleigh, NC
Sailing from: Beaufort, NC

Ken--

What kind of pipe insulation are you referring to?

Thanks--
Mario

We have had good luck with pipe insulation as chafing gear, but firehose is probably better.

Keep on sailing,

Ken Coit, ND7N
CD/14 #538
CD/36 #84 Parfait
Hailing Port: Raleigh, NC
Sailing from: Beaufort, NC

TomCambria@mindsprng.com

[Don]

...on the inside as it works over the chocks. The lay of the line actually heats up from being continually stretched in really heavy weather and breaks down prematurely. I've seen it many times in our mooring field after a nor'easter. I have heavy weight ballistic cloth/velcro covers protecting the outside surfaces of the bridle now and have had no external chafe at all in two years but that doesn't stop the inside chafing (sp?)-- a hidden danger. Hence the polyester solution suggested above. -- BUT what size and what material?

Don Sargeant
~~COQUINA~~
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